Car-bomb killing of Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev in Doha

Former Chechen separatist leader Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev was killed by a car bomb in Doha; his 14-year-old son was wounded. In June 2004 a Qatari court convicted two Russian intelligence officers of the murder, attempted murder and arms smuggling. Qatar handed them over to Russia in December 2004 to serve their sentences there.

Established by. Doha criminal court, 30 June 2004: convicted two Russian intelligence agents (Anatoly Belashkov/Bilashkov and Vasily Bogachev/Pokchov, spellings vary); Judge Ibrahim al-Nisf said the evidence showed the killing was directed from Moscow. Russia denied involvement.

Latest. Convicts transferred to Russia in December 2004 under a bilateral accord; Al Jazeera reported in February 2005 they were no longer in prison in Russia.